tutorial – Global Posts http://tags.lookingforwhitman.org Just another Looking for Whitman weblog Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:15:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.30 to publish or to save a draft? http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/09/04/to-publish-or-to-save-a-draft/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:54:00 +0000 http://225.13 During the inaugural session of Digital Whitman at City Tech, one student (sorry, I’m afraid I don’t know names yet) inquired about the difference between saving a draft and publishing a blog post. He noted that when he published a post to his own blog it was automatically pulled through to the main course blog (because he had tagged it properly, which is super-important here), even though it was empty. This experience prompted him to ask about alternative to publishing in-progress blog posts, so that one’s unfinished work did not prematurely enter the public square, so to speak. Indeed, there is a very useful draft function which this WordPress.tv tutorial introduces. Check out the video, and consider the “save draft” button for those times when you just aren’t quite ready to put it out there. Saving is very important in WordPress — take it from someone who has lost her share of nearly finished posts! — so save early and save often!

]]> to publish or to save a draft? http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/09/04/to-publish-or-to-save-a-draft/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:54:00 +0000 http://178.67 During the inaugural session of Digital Whitman at City Tech, one student (sorry, I’m afraid I don’t know names yet) inquired about the difference between saving a draft and publishing a blog post. He noted that when he published a post to his own blog it was automatically pulled through to the main course blog (because he had tagged it properly, which is super-important here), even though it was empty. This experience prompted him to ask about alternative to publishing in-progress blog posts, so that one’s unfinished work did not prematurely enter the public square, so to speak. Indeed, there is a very useful draft function which this WordPress.tv tutorial introduces. Check out the video, and consider the “save draft” button for those times when you just aren’t quite ready to put it out there. Saving is very important in WordPress — take it from someone who has lost her share of nearly finished posts! — so save early and save often!

]]> to publish or to save a draft? http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/09/04/to-publish-or-to-save-a-draft/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:54:00 +0000 http://181.72 During the inaugural session of Digital Whitman at City Tech, one student (sorry, I’m afraid I don’t know names yet) inquired about the difference between saving a draft and publishing a blog post. He noted that when he published a post to his own blog it was automatically pulled through to the main course blog (because he had tagged it properly, which is super-important here), even though it was empty. This experience prompted him to ask about alternative to publishing in-progress blog posts, so that one’s unfinished work did not prematurely enter the public square, so to speak. Indeed, there is a very useful draft function which this WordPress.tv tutorial introduces. Check out the video, and consider the “save draft” button for those times when you just aren’t quite ready to put it out there. Saving is very important in WordPress — take it from someone who has lost her share of nearly finished posts! — so save early and save often!

]]> to publish or to save a draft? http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/09/04/to-publish-or-to-save-a-draft/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:54:00 +0000 http://225.12 During the inaugural session of Digital Whitman at City Tech, one student (sorry, I’m afraid I don’t know names yet) inquired about the difference between saving a draft and publishing a blog post. He noted that when he published a post to his own blog it was automatically pulled through to the main course blog (because he had tagged it properly, which is super-important here), even though it was empty. This experience prompted him to ask about alternative to publishing in-progress blog posts, so that one’s unfinished work did not prematurely enter the public square, so to speak. Indeed, there is a very useful draft function which this WordPress.tv tutorial introduces. Check out the video, and consider the “save draft” button for those times when you just aren’t quite ready to put it out there. Saving is very important in WordPress — take it from someone who has lost her share of nearly finished posts! — so save early and save often!

]]> to publish or to save a draft? http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/09/04/to-publish-or-to-save-a-draft/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:54:00 +0000 http://227.25 During the inaugural session of Digital Whitman at City Tech, one student (sorry, I’m afraid I don’t know names yet) inquired about the difference between saving a draft and publishing a blog post. He noted that when he published a post to his own blog it was automatically pulled through to the main course blog (because he had tagged it properly, which is super-important here), even though it was empty. This experience prompted him to ask about alternative to publishing in-progress blog posts, so that one’s unfinished work did not prematurely enter the public square, so to speak. Indeed, there is a very useful draft function which this WordPress.tv tutorial introduces. Check out the video, and consider the “save draft” button for those times when you just aren’t quite ready to put it out there. Saving is very important in WordPress — take it from someone who has lost her share of nearly finished posts! — so save early and save often!

]]> to publish or to save a draft? http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/09/04/to-publish-or-to-save-a-draft/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:54:00 +0000 http://178.67 During the inaugural session of Digital Whitman at City Tech, one student (sorry, I’m afraid I don’t know names yet) inquired about the difference between saving a draft and publishing a blog post. He noted that when he published a post to his own blog it was automatically pulled through to the main course blog (because he had tagged it properly, which is super-important here), even though it was empty. This experience prompted him to ask about alternative to publishing in-progress blog posts, so that one’s unfinished work did not prematurely enter the public square, so to speak. Indeed, there is a very useful draft function which this WordPress.tv tutorial introduces. Check out the video, and consider the “save draft” button for those times when you just aren’t quite ready to put it out there. Saving is very important in WordPress — take it from someone who has lost her share of nearly finished posts! — so save early and save often!

]]> navigating the dashboard http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/navigating-the-dashboard/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:12:24 +0000 http://227.26 This video explains how you can customize your WordPress dashboard and become a more efficient blogger!

]]> navigating the dashboard http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/navigating-the-dashboard/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:12:24 +0000 http://225.14 This video explains how you can customize your WordPress dashboard and become a more efficient blogger!

]]> navigating the dashboard http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/navigating-the-dashboard/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:12:24 +0000 http://225.15 This video explains how you can customize your WordPress dashboard and become a more efficient blogger!

]]> navigating the dashboard http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/navigating-the-dashboard/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:12:24 +0000 http://178.68 This video explains how you can customize your WordPress dashboard and become a more efficient blogger!

]]> navigating the dashboard http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/navigating-the-dashboard/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:12:24 +0000 http://227.26 This video explains how you can customize your WordPress dashboard and become a more efficient blogger!

]]> navigating the dashboard http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/navigating-the-dashboard/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:12:24 +0000 http://178.68 This video explains how you can customize your WordPress dashboard and become a more efficient blogger!

]]> navigating the dashboard http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/navigating-the-dashboard/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:12:24 +0000 http://181.73 This video explains how you can customize your WordPress dashboard and become a more efficient blogger!

]]> social networking features of BuddyPress http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/social-networking-features-of-buddypress/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:49:57 +0000 http://227.27 One of the remarkable and unique aspects of the Looking for Whitman project lies in the way it harnesses familiar social networking tools in service of a richer learning experience through the BuddyPress plugin and navigation bar at the top of your screen. Check out this tutorial to learn more.

]]> social networking features of BuddyPress http://tutorials.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/social-networking-features-of-buddypress-2/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:49:57 +0000 http://225.10 One of the remarkable and unique aspects of the Looking for Whitman project lies in the way it harnesses familiar social networking tools in service of a richer learning experience through the BuddyPress plugin and navigation bar at the top of your screen. Check out this tutorial to learn more.

]]> social networking features of BuddyPress http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/social-networking-features-of-buddypress/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:49:57 +0000 http://225.16 One of the remarkable and unique aspects of the Looking for Whitman project lies in the way it harnesses familiar social networking tools in service of a richer learning experience through the BuddyPress plugin and navigation bar at the top of your screen. Check out this tutorial to learn more.

]]> social networking features of BuddyPress http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/social-networking-features-of-buddypress/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:49:57 +0000 http://225.17 One of the remarkable and unique aspects of the Looking for Whitman project lies in the way it harnesses familiar social networking tools in service of a richer learning experience through the BuddyPress plugin and navigation bar at the top of your screen. Check out this tutorial to learn more.

]]> social networking features of BuddyPress http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/social-networking-features-of-buddypress/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:49:57 +0000 http://178.69 One of the remarkable and unique aspects of the Looking for Whitman project lies in the way it harnesses familiar social networking tools in service of a richer learning experience through the BuddyPress plugin and navigation bar at the top of your screen. Check out this tutorial to learn more.

]]> social networking features of BuddyPress http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/social-networking-features-of-buddypress/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:49:57 +0000 http://181.74 One of the remarkable and unique aspects of the Looking for Whitman project lies in the way it harnesses familiar social networking tools in service of a richer learning experience through the BuddyPress plugin and navigation bar at the top of your screen. Check out this tutorial to learn more.

]]> social networking features of BuddyPress http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/social-networking-features-of-buddypress/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:49:57 +0000 http://178.69 One of the remarkable and unique aspects of the Looking for Whitman project lies in the way it harnesses familiar social networking tools in service of a richer learning experience through the BuddyPress plugin and navigation bar at the top of your screen. Check out this tutorial to learn more.

]]> social networking features of BuddyPress http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/social-networking-features-of-buddypress/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:49:57 +0000 http://227.27 One of the remarkable and unique aspects of the Looking for Whitman project lies in the way it harnesses familiar social networking tools in service of a richer learning experience through the BuddyPress plugin and navigation bar at the top of your screen. Check out this tutorial to learn more.

]]> Writing and publishing a post http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/writing-and-publishing-a-post/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:12:39 +0000 http://225.18 Writing and publishing a post is probably the first thing you’ll need to do once you create your own Looking for Whitman blog. If you’ve never used WordPress before, this is a must-see. Even if you’re familiar with WordPress, I’d recommend checking out this 2 minute refresher tutorial.

]]> Writing and publishing a post http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/writing-and-publishing-a-post/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:12:39 +0000 http://227.28 Writing and publishing a post is probably the first thing you’ll need to do once you create your own Looking for Whitman blog. If you’ve never used WordPress before, this is a must-see. Even if you’re familiar with WordPress, I’d recommend checking out this 2 minute refresher tutorial.

]]> Writing and publishing a post http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/writing-and-publishing-a-post/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:12:39 +0000 http://225.19 Writing and publishing a post is probably the first thing you’ll need to do once you create your own Looking for Whitman blog. If you’ve never used WordPress before, this is a must-see. Even if you’re familiar with WordPress, I’d recommend checking out this 2 minute refresher tutorial.

]]> Writing and publishing a post http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/writing-and-publishing-a-post/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:12:39 +0000 http://178.70 Writing and publishing a post is probably the first thing you’ll need to do once you create your own Looking for Whitman blog. If you’ve never used WordPress before, this is a must-see. Even if you’re familiar with WordPress, I’d recommend checking out this 2 minute refresher tutorial.

]]> Writing and publishing a post http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/writing-and-publishing-a-post/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:12:39 +0000 http://181.75 Writing and publishing a post is probably the first thing you’ll need to do once you create your own Looking for Whitman blog. If you’ve never used WordPress before, this is a must-see. Even if you’re familiar with WordPress, I’d recommend checking out this 2 minute refresher tutorial.

]]> Writing and publishing a post http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/writing-and-publishing-a-post/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:12:39 +0000 http://178.70 Writing and publishing a post is probably the first thing you’ll need to do once you create your own Looking for Whitman blog. If you’ve never used WordPress before, this is a must-see. Even if you’re familiar with WordPress, I’d recommend checking out this 2 minute refresher tutorial.

]]> Writing and publishing a post http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/30/writing-and-publishing-a-post/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:12:39 +0000 http://227.28 Writing and publishing a post is probably the first thing you’ll need to do once you create your own Looking for Whitman blog. If you’ve never used WordPress before, this is a must-see. Even if you’re familiar with WordPress, I’d recommend checking out this 2 minute refresher tutorial.

]]> Video Tutorial: Google My Maps http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/28/video-tutorial-google-my-maps/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:45:15 +0000 http://178.71 This is a great introduction to Google My Maps which I heartily recommend. A brilliant investment of less than three and a half minutes!

]]> Video Tutorial: Google My Maps http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/28/video-tutorial-google-my-maps/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:45:15 +0000 http://225.21 This is a great introduction to Google My Maps which I heartily recommend. A brilliant investment of less than three and a half minutes!

]]> Video Tutorial: Google My Maps http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/28/video-tutorial-google-my-maps/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:45:15 +0000 http://227.29 This is a great introduction to Google My Maps which I heartily recommend. A brilliant investment of less than three and a half minutes!

]]> Video Tutorial: Google My Maps http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/28/video-tutorial-google-my-maps/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:45:15 +0000 http://225.20 This is a great introduction to Google My Maps which I heartily recommend. A brilliant investment of less than three and a half minutes!

]]> Video Tutorial: Google My Maps http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/28/video-tutorial-google-my-maps/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:45:15 +0000 http://227.29 This is a great introduction to Google My Maps which I heartily recommend. A brilliant investment of less than three and a half minutes!

]]> Video Tutorial: Google My Maps http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/28/video-tutorial-google-my-maps/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:45:15 +0000 http://178.71 This is a great introduction to Google My Maps which I heartily recommend. A brilliant investment of less than three and a half minutes!

]]> Video Tutorial: Google My Maps http://fontaine.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/08/28/video-tutorial-google-my-maps/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:45:15 +0000 http://181.76 This is a great introduction to Google My Maps which I heartily recommend. A brilliant investment of less than three and a half minutes!

]]> Adding Flickr Images to Posts http://planning.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/06/22/adding-images-to-posts/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:39:16 +0000 http://225.22 Tyler had a question about adding a flickr image to a post — when he tried to post a link to a photo on flickr, the image uploader responded with a big red X.  Here’s what was happening and how to fix it:

“Share This” links on Flickr:

flickr-photo-link1

flickr-photo-link2

When you get that “Share This” link from flickr, what you get is a link to a page  http://www.flickr.com/photos/39579711@N0…), not to a photo.  Remember that photos usually have a .jpg extension at the end of the file name.

There are three ways around this that I know of.  Maybe Jim has others.

METHOD 1: GRAB THE LINK OF THE IMAGE
On the flickr photo page, right click on the image.  If you’re using Firefox, click “View Image” in the submenu that comes up.  Copy that URL.  Notice that the URL leads to a file that ends in jpg
– If you use Internet Explorer, right click on the image, click “properties,” copy the URL you see there

METHOD 2:  SAVE PHOTO TO YOUR COMPUTER, THEN UPLOAD TO BLOG
Step 1: Download image:  On the flickr photo page, click “All sizes” about the photo.  Click on the link to the size you want.  Click “Download the (S/MED/LG) Size.  Save file to a folder on your computer.
Step 2: Upload image to blog.  On blog post, click “Add image” above post editing box.  On Add media files from your computer, browse to folder with saved image.  Upload image.

METHOD 3:  COPY EMBED CODE FROM FLICKR, PASTE INTO POST EDITING BOX
Step 1:  Click “Share This” on flickr photo page
Step 2:  Click “Grab the HTML” on pop-up menu.  Click inside box, when code highlighted/selected, click Control-C to copy
Step 3:  Go to post editing page.  Above the post editing box, click “HTML” so that it, not “Visual, is selected
Step 4:  Paste (Control-V) code into post box.
Step 5: Publish post

]]> Adding Flickr Images to Posts http://planning.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/06/22/adding-images-to-posts/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:39:16 +0000 http://225.22 Tyler had a question about adding a flickr image to a post — when he tried to post a link to a photo on flickr, the image uploader responded with a big red X.  Here’s what was happening and how to fix it:

“Share This” links on Flickr:

flickr-photo-link1

flickr-photo-link2

When you get that “Share This” link from flickr, what you get is a link to a page  http://www.flickr.com/photos/39579711@N0…), not to a photo.  Remember that photos usually have a .jpg extension at the end of the file name.

There are three ways around this that I know of.  Maybe Jim has others.

METHOD 1: GRAB THE LINK OF THE IMAGE
On the flickr photo page, right click on the image.  If you’re using Firefox, click “View Image” in the submenu that comes up.  Copy that URL.  Notice that the URL leads to a file that ends in jpg
– If you use Internet Explorer, right click on the image, click “properties,” copy the URL you see there

METHOD 2:  SAVE PHOTO TO YOUR COMPUTER, THEN UPLOAD TO BLOG
Step 1: Download image:  On the flickr photo page, click “All sizes” about the photo.  Click on the link to the size you want.  Click “Download the (S/MED/LG) Size.  Save file to a folder on your computer.
Step 2: Upload image to blog.  On blog post, click “Add image” above post editing box.  On Add media files from your computer, browse to folder with saved image.  Upload image.

METHOD 3:  COPY EMBED CODE FROM FLICKR, PASTE INTO POST EDITING BOX
Step 1:  Click “Share This” on flickr photo page
Step 2:  Click “Grab the HTML” on pop-up menu.  Click inside box, when code highlighted/selected, click Control-C to copy
Step 3:  Go to post editing page.  Above the post editing box, click “HTML” so that it, not “Visual, is selected
Step 4:  Paste (Control-V) code into post box.
Step 5: Publish post

]]> Adding Flickr Images to Posts http://planning.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/06/22/adding-images-to-posts/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:39:16 +0000 http://225.22 Tyler had a question about adding a flickr image to a post — when he tried to post a link to a photo on flickr, the image uploader responded with a big red X.  Here’s what was happening and how to fix it:

“Share This” links on Flickr:

flickr-photo-link1

flickr-photo-link2

When you get that “Share This” link from flickr, what you get is a link to a page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39579711@N02/3641816508/), not to a photo.  Remember that photos usually have a .jpg extension at the end of the file name.

There are three ways around this that I know of.  Maybe Jim has others.

METHOD 1: GRAB THE LINK OF THE IMAGE
On the flickr photo page, right click on the image.  If you’re using Firefox, click “View Image” in the submenu that comes up.  Copy that URL.  Notice that the URL leads to a file that ends in jpg
– If you use Internet Explorer, right click on the image, click “properties,” copy the URL you see there

METHOD 2:  SAVE PHOTO TO YOUR COMPUTER, THEN UPLOAD TO BLOG
Step 1: Download image:  On the flickr photo page, click “All sizes” about the photo.  Click on the link to the size you want.  Click “Download the (S/MED/LG) Size.  Save file to a folder on your computer.
Step 2: Upload image to blog.  On blog post, click “Add image” above post editing box.  On Add media files from your computer, browse to folder with saved image.  Upload image.

METHOD 3:  COPY EMBED CODE FROM FLICKR, PASTE INTO POST EDITING BOX
Step 1:  Click “Share This” on flickr photo page
Step 2:  Click “Grab the HTML” on pop-up menu.  Click inside box, when code highlighted/selected, click Control-C to copy
Step 3:  Go to post editing page.  Above the post editing box, click “HTML” so that it, not “Visual, is selected
Step 4:  Paste (Control-V) code into post box.
Step 5: Publish post

]]> Adding Flickr Images to Posts http://planning.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/06/22/adding-images-to-posts/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:39:16 +0000 http://225.22 Tyler had a question about adding a flickr image to a post — when he tried to post a link to a photo on flickr, the image uploader responded with a big red X.  Here’s what was happening and how to fix it:

“Share This” links on Flickr:

flickr-photo-link1

flickr-photo-link2

When you get that “Share This” link from flickr, what you get is a link to a page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39579711@N02/3641816508/), not to a photo.  Remember that photos usually have a .jpg extension at the end of the file name.

There are three ways around this that I know of.  Maybe Jim has others.

METHOD 1: GRAB THE LINK OF THE IMAGE
On the flickr photo page, right click on the image.  If you’re using Firefox, click “View Image” in the submenu that comes up.  Copy that URL.  Notice that the URL leads to a file that ends in jpg
– If you use Internet Explorer, right click on the image, click “properties,” copy the URL you see there

METHOD 2:  SAVE PHOTO TO YOUR COMPUTER, THEN UPLOAD TO BLOG
Step 1: Download image:  On the flickr photo page, click “All sizes” about the photo.  Click on the link to the size you want.  Click “Download the (S/MED/LG) Size.  Save file to a folder on your computer.
Step 2: Upload image to blog.  On blog post, click “Add image” above post editing box.  On Add media files from your computer, browse to folder with saved image.  Upload image.

METHOD 3:  COPY EMBED CODE FROM FLICKR, PASTE INTO POST EDITING BOX
Step 1:  Click “Share This” on flickr photo page
Step 2:  Click “Grab the HTML” on pop-up menu.  Click inside box, when code highlighted/selected, click Control-C to copy
Step 3:  Go to post editing page.  Above the post editing box, click “HTML” so that it, not “Visual, is selected
Step 4:  Paste (Control-V) code into post box.
Step 5: Publish post

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